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Well I guess there are both good and bad things about your cousin marrying into a snooty family. The destination wedding was 'off the hook'. Antigua Guatemala - a UNESCO World Heritage Site. We had been on international vacation hiatus for about 10 years. Maybe too conservative, but we just did not feel comfortable leaving … Continue reading Destination Wedding – Antigua, Guatemala

"DOO-eh train tickets" (in fake Italian accent for some reason), holding up 2 fingers to the girl in glass both at the subway station near the Louvre Museum. This picture of an American idiot in Paris sums up my early days as an inexperienced international traveler. Our Paris trip was a combination of two lucky … Continue reading Paris, France

It is an interesting phenomenon. I read about how all of these Millennials are getting super depressed because of social media. Twice I have linked to this article in The Atlantic, I guess it struck a cord with me. Part of the problem is that we tend to present ourselves on social media in our … Continue reading Puerto Rico and my Biggest Travel Failure

I love the Upper Midwest, I really do. But maybe not so much in February. Taking the kids somewhere for spring break each year is a great way to recover from a long winter and reset for the rest of the school year. Michigan has an interesting take on Spring Break in that all schools … Continue reading Redneck Riviera Spring Break

One of my favorite domestic trips was to New Orleans. We went just after Mardi Gras in late March 2005, five months later, Hurricane Katrina would hit and New Orleans would never be the same. I loved this trip for at least 5 different reasons. I will try to spell them out here; First, Architecture. … Continue reading New Orleans – The Big Easy